Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-27
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Changes in the Premium Lists-American
Rules to Govern Races.

Changes IN the premium ists-AHAS"
Rules to Govern Races.
The meeting of the Directors OF the
State Agricultural Society at the Pavilion,
last evening, was attended by Directors
Shippee, LaRue, Green, Hancock, Chase
and Singletery. The arranging of a pre-
MUM list for the coming fair occupied
nearly the entire evening. That of last
year was adopted with a few additions and
changes.
Ali animals in the roadster class, two-
year-old and over, must be shown in har-
ness. The same rule applies to standard
trotters.
Three additional prizes will be offered
for mules.
The number of cattle exhibited by one
breeder must not exceed 25 head in each
class. Two prizes are offered for mich
cows.
Merino sheep will be classed as French
and Spanish, and tour cash prizes offered
for each.
In the goat department second prizes,
half of first, are offered in each class.
A special premium is offered for carrier
pigeons to take flight from the Park. Sew
eral additional cash prizes are made in the
mechanical departments.
The Third Department remains the same
as last year. Several additional premiums
were given for Berkshires.
For the best and largest display of grain
in the sheaf, not less than 40 sheafs and 10
varieties of grain, sheafs to be not less than
10 inches in diameter-first premium, $40;
second, $40; third, $40. 1t is not incum-
bent on exhibitor to raise this grain, buth he
will be required to name locality and
grower of each variety.
The county exhibits will remain as they
were last year.
Fruit and vegetables must be named by
variety, and entered not later thar Tues
day, the 18th of September. Exhibitors
will be allowed to r~eplenish with fresh
fruit of the same variety up to Tuesday,
September 10Th.
which was adopted There shall be
awarded to the owner of the sire whose
get shall make the best average perform
ance in the races for trotting foals, two,
three and four-year-olds, in 1887, 1888 and
1889, the grand gold medal of the Califor-
MIA State Board of Agriculture, the actual
cost of which shall not be less than $780,
The following was added to the rules
q" Institutions fostered and aided by the
State are prohibited from competing for
premiums against individuals ard private
firms
Another rule was changed so as TO read
AS soon as the Judges pass upon and
award the premium, they shall there and
then attach the proper ribbon"
The tickets will admit a gentleman and
lady and all children under Is years of age.
The letting OF Pavilion privileges and
the contracting for hay and straw was re-
ferred to the President and the Sacramento
Directors.
Upon motion of Director Green, it was
resolved that the trotting races this season
should be governed by the American rules,
instead of those of the National Associa-
ton as heretofore.
The Superintendent were named, as fol-
lows Park and stock grounds, Christopher
Green; thoroughbred horses, Hancock and
Singletery horses of all work and draft
horses, Finigan and Singletery roadsters,
Singletery and Green; standard ~trotters,
Hancock and Chase to segregate standard
~trotters. Green and Hancock; saddle horses,
Finigan and Singletery sweepstakes, Sim
gletery, Shippee and Cox cattle, Carr and
Cox sheep, Green and Hancock; Angora
goats, swine and poultry, Hancock and
Chase Pavilion, La Rue, except the art
gallery, which will be under the superin.
tendency of Norton Bush.
The following liberal purses will be given
for pacing Free for all, $500; 2:30 class,
5000. For trotting the following are an
nounced Three-minute class, $500; 2:40
class, $1,000; free for all, 81, 200; 2:17 class,
81 200 2.20 class, 81 200; 2:23 class, 81, 900:
2::25 class. $1,000; 2:27 class, 81, 900. In adj
dition thereto is the trotting stakes, already
closed, viz: The Occidental stake, the two,
three and four-year-old stakes.
The Board adjourned to the call of the
chair.